News article for the week of August 10

Lakeview Golf Course News
Week of August 10, 2009

Bird, Potts and Hembree Win Scramble at 5 Under

Mike Bird, Greg Potts and Larry Hembree went two under on the par threes and added birdies at two, four and five to come in with a winning score of thirty in the Saturday morning scramble at Lakeview. Two of the three other three person teams, Wayne Souerdike/Curt Johnson/Kevin Byron and Tyler Kidwell/DJ Harder/Gary Webb, found eagles on six but also found bogeys in their rounds of thirty two. The fourth team, Mike Kidwell, Joe Allen and Bric Parker, also finished at thirty-two.

Community League

Tyson Stoll shot a brilliant net 27 to take the lead in the Community League’s Individual Handicapped Tournament that closes out the season. He is closely followed by Richard Yoder, who is one back, and Lucas Bird, Mike F. Graber and Linda Strosnider who find themselves two behind the leader. In the regular season, the last week of play finds Adam Wagler and Tyson Stoll in firm control of the team competition with a forty-eight point lead. In second place, Tarry Bratton and Bill Harder are up twenty-one over Noah Callahan and Chris Taylor. In the individual competition, Bill Harder, Duane Wagler, Ray Shaw and Chris Taylor are duking it out for second place with Adam Wagler having all but a lock on the top position with a seventy-seven point advantage. Low scores for the second to last week of the season include the twenty-seven by Stoll for low net, a team best net of sixty-one by Mike F. Graber and Duane Wagler, and a four-way tie for low gross at thirty-six between Noah Callahan, Greg Potts, Mark Potts and Duane Wagler.

Thursday Senior League

The Seniors got two events on the books with the completion of the rain event of July 30 and the current play of August 6. Wayne Pearl and Junior Byron kept their top position in the Team standings with a loss to the second place team, Tony Wease and Charlie Sheetz, and a win versus the team of Jack Lents and Jack Nickless. Dick Barber joined Pam Byron with the low net of the day at five under, and paired with Terry LaMar in beating down the third place team, Mike Bird and Richard Swayze, 10.5 to 3.5. In the Individual race, Rex Hudson jumped to the top with net rounds of 32 and 34, and leads Junior Byron by one point and Carroll Rayhill by four. Other low scores of the day went to Junior Byron with a gross of thirty-six, and the teams of Mike Anderson and Al Kavanaugh and Dave Strange and Clyde Wake with net sixty-fives. Sharpshooters were Clyde Wake and Vic Wallace with long putts and Wayne Pearl and Jack Lents with close to the pin shots. In the concurrent thirty-six hole handicapped tournament, after eighteen holes the leader board has Rex Hudson in first at four under, Pam Byron in second at three under, and Dave Strange in third at two under. Eight players are tied for fourth at one under.


Tuesday Men’s League

The Men’s League suffered through a day of stormy weather and was declared a weather event at 5pm. Players will get their rounds in prior to the next event.